Another Cross-Country Adventure: Day 5

Another early morning.

Another beautiful sunrise.

I don’t remember this sunrise, but I know it happened because when I finally woke up the sun was out. Rather, it was struggling to break through a layer of thin clouds.

We were in Ohio, driving towards Pennsylvania. I honestly don’t remember much of Ohio. We were toward the end of our journey, so all the early mornings and constant go was starting to get to me (and him). I felt drained, tired. (So did he.) Once or twice, I did fall asleep while my husband was driving, but it was only for an hour or so. The one thing I do remember though is…when we were driving through Cleveland, we saw the baseball stadium, home of the Guardians.

We passed the border sign welcoming us to Pennsylvania. All of a sudden there was snow. It wasn’t falling from the sky, but already sprinkled on the ground. The last time we saw snow was in the beginning of our journey – California, Nevada, Utah – and before that it was back during our last winter in the Northeast.

Today’s drive seemed like the longest stretch. We were so close to the end and both exhausted, so that’s probably why the roads seemed to go on forever.

But we soon left Pennsylvania and entered New York.

As I was watching the landscape speed by my window, I noticed we were passing through a wildlife refugee area. At first, I didn’t see any animals, but then we began to approach a decent size body of water. And there they were – beaver dams. There were several beaver damns dotting the surface of the water, all of which were dusted with a light layer of snow. It was an amazing sight. I wish I would’ve had time to take a picture, but I’m just glad I had the opportunity to see such an incredible part of nature.

If you missed Another Cross-Country Adventure: Prelude to Day 1, please click here to read.

If you missed Another Cross-Country Adventure: Day 1, please click here to read.

If you missed Another Cross-Country Adventure: Day 2, please click here to read.

If you missed Another Cross-Country Adventure: Day 3, please click here to read.

If you missed Another Cross-Country Adventure: Day 4, please click here to read.

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